wedrifid comments on A Voting Puzzle, Some Political Science, and a Nerd Failure Mode - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Manfred 10 October 2013 03:55:52PM *  10 points [-]

All those proofs you supposedly saw that pi was not 4 could have been flawed, we have to remember that there are two sides to every story. Besides, it's okay to believe that pi = 4 if it brings you joy.

And frankly, my belief that pi = 4 is irrelevant to my opinion on philosophy; no philosophy paper hinges on what the exact value of pi is. You should evaluate my philosophical work on its own merits, not on your prejudices about people who believe in pi=4.

Comment author: wedrifid 10 October 2013 06:59:28PM 0 points [-]

(Can you please confirm that this is intended to be satire? That seems to be the intent but I'm unsure because some of the other replies say things more bizarre while evidently intended to be literal.)

Comment author: Manfred 10 October 2013 07:02:24PM *  1 point [-]

Confirmed.

Comment author: wedrifid 10 October 2013 07:16:05PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I am now free to upvote!

Comment author: Kawoomba 10 October 2013 07:05:07PM -1 points [-]

Yes it's satire, and it's telling that you can't tell :-)

Comment author: fubarobfusco 10 October 2013 10:12:39PM 3 points [-]

Poeslaw, the side dish of champions!

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 12 October 2013 04:05:22AM *  -2 points [-]

Specifically it says something about wedrifid's understanding (to lack thereof) of other people's positions.

Comment author: CronoDAS 10 October 2013 09:04:44PM 0 points [-]

It could also be trolling.